Ethernet

This is a compilation of many of the different ethernet solutions available. It is not exhaustive. If you don't find what you want, search for it.

Please do not post questions in this thread looking for a solution that is not listed. Use other threads for that.

Please do post other good known ethernet solutions in this thread. I will try to incorporate any posted solutions into the list. Otherwise, users can read the thread for any other solutions.

3Com 3C940/3C940B - Read this (skge.kext) - also, version for 8.8.1 kernel here

Broadcom 440x - Old kext, read this

Broadcom 57xx - Nisa-it's driver and guide and humanmx's driver and guide

D-Link DGE-530T - Read this (skge.kext) - also, version for 8.8.1 kernel here

Intel Pro/100 VE - Read this

Linksys 100TX - Tulip driver and guide

Marvell Yukon 8001 - Read this (skge.kext) - also, version for 8.8.1 kernel here

Marvell Yukon 88E8036 - May need to edit AppleYukon.kext (inside IONetworkFamily.kext). If your card is not working, try this. May also work for 88E8021, 22, 35 and others.

Marvell Yukon 88E8056 - May need to edit AppleYukon.kext (inside IONetworkFamily.kext). If your card is not working, try this.

nForce 3/4 - Use Forcedeth

Realtek 8139 - For 8.8.1 kernel (10.4.8) only - Read this

Realtek 8169/8168/8110/8111/8100/8101 - Use This or get an installer here

Syskonnect SK 9521 V2.0 - Read this (skge.kext) - also, version for 8.8.1 kernel here

Via Rhine - Driver and guide or driver and guide

The so called Yukon2 cards / chipset (88E8021,22,35,36 and may some other i dont know...) are not supported by the Marvell Yukon 8001 drivers. They are supported directly by appleyukon.kext. To make these yukon 2 device work follow the instruction in the thread below

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...680&hl=8036

My DLink DFE 520TX doesn't work with osx 10.4.8, any fix for it?

Thanks

I have a SIS 900-Based PCI fast Ethernet Adapter and i need driver and istruction to install this driver.....you can help me, please.
Thank you.

I have SIS900 too. Still does not working. But I have driver for linux. I do not know how to compile this drivir for MACOSX. Any solution?

SIS 900.... too......!
Public enemy no. 1...

hi guys i gotta question!
i have a realtek rtl8319D ethernet card. the issue that im having is whenever i reset my computer i have to go into the network settings and then it detects that there is a "new port detected" and from there i can hit the okay button and get onto safari or now firefox! when i look at my network devices there are about 20+ network adapters. how can i change this so that i can just log onto os x86 10.4.6 and be connected automatically to the internt without making my computer find a "new" device?

What about the Intel Pro/100 VM Network Connection?? any progress? does anybody knows if there is a driver or guide for this version of the Intel Pro??

I have a realtek 8201CL and I cant find any support for it please help

does the driver for 3Com's 940 driver work for 920 too ? or is there any other driver ?

If your LAN seems to quit working after you return to your computer, try turning the sleep off.

i have a strange issue with a wireless card in my laptop. it thinks that it is ethernet.

when i went through the setup on a fresh installation, it knew it was a wireless card, and i was able to pic up signal and connect, but when i launch osx it does not allow me to configure the airport card, and none of the wireless troubleshoots that i have tried have worked. please help....

Click to view attachment

this is a picture of the setup.


now since i have launched osx the airport icon in the menu bar is always blank, and in the system prefferences it show that i am connected via ethernet. NEED HELP/ IDEAS

i think my question is very basic,

i cannot figure out how to change the active card to my ethernet. the MAC address always showing my wireless card eventhough my wireless card is off. im using NetworkSelector to turn on my wireless card.

my ethernet model is BCM5701. my laptop model is HP Compaq nc6230.

thanks guys.

when i updated to 10.49 my network wouldnt work and i cant get it to work i have intel pro v network

Attached File(s) AppleIntel8255x.kext.zip ( 268.51k )

copy this file to system/Library/extensions/

work 10.4.9

Thank you

hi friends
i've got a rtl-8319d ethernet card from intex.i get frequent disconnections .cud it be due to the setings

what shud be these settings for ethernet card ?

flow control :enable/ disable

link speed duplex mode :10M half or full/100M half or full/auto

Receive buffer size :128K/64k/32K/16K/8K

Rx early control :enable/disable

short frame padding :enable/disable

Tx early control :enable/disable

Hi, everyone
Can anyone list the Dlink-Routers which are supoorted by MAC OS X 10.4.8?
and
I have read a forum saying that INTEL PRO/100 VE NETWORK CONNECTION is automatically recognized by MAC OS X 10.2.1. Can I get IONetworkingFamily.kext from MAC OS X 10.2.1?

maybe, maybe not but by supplying the appropriate kext with your specific dev/ven id intel pro/100 ve will be recognized by mac os ten without any other hacks regardless of version. works with 10.4.9 too

gigabyte ethernet marvell 88e1116 doesnt work probably even if just modified IONetworkFamily.kext, guys any other good ideas can make it work ????

Thanks !

Hi, I would just like to share that this kext:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act...ost&id=7135

from this thread:

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...255x&st=20#

allowed me to use my Intel Pro 100 S network card. All I had to do was un-rar the file and drop the kext into the appropriate directory, as per the included instructions.

cheers.

Same problem here! Acer extensa 5210 (broadcom 4311, ill confirm if this exactly this chip).

The weird thing is I can browse webs and so until the first reboot, then no more internet.

i got the same issue .. it thinks its regular internet card not wireless
and after i reboot it wont work anymore any ideas??? its broadcom

could anyone pls post a driver for a Realtek Rtl-8139D PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
VEN ID: 1904 DEV ID: 2031

i've been looking... i've been editing and installing diff kext.... i couldnot get it work

thank you

I second the need for this fix


Just a heads up!

I third... maybe we are the only people with this chip?

mobo is m2n-sli deluxe... have tried everything...

could anyone pls post a driver for a INTEL PRO 1000 ( 82566MM )
VEN ID: 8086 DEV ID: 1049

it doesnt work...
Error in Kernel : Intel 82557 : couldnt allocate eeprom objectVID: family spe....

any tip ?

Hi there, maybe this can be added to the starter post? http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=52296
It's a driver and guide for: Ethernet controller: ALi Corporation ULi 1689,1573 integrated ethernet, used for example on my ASRock 939Dual-SataII board. Personally testen on my 10.4.8 install, will test it with 10.4.10 as well. Didn't get this working in Leopard yet, will test some more and maybe an update will be written for 10.5 support!

Cheers

hi there,
does anybody know, which ethernet card the ibm thinkpad T30 has? and how to get it working?

edit: i dont mean the wirelesscard, i mean the real 10/100 RJ-45 ethernet card. i just dont get it working...

hey

I have a solution for the GA P35-DS3(P):

For me, When I first installed, ethernet worked great. Then I installed Vista, started up in Vista, and when I went back to OS X, the ethernet was broken. solution:

boot into bios (press <delete> at bios post)

open "Integrated Peripherals"

enable LAN Boot ROM

startup. it will add 20-30 seconds to your boot time, but ethernet will work.

i am having trouble getting ethernet working on leopard. i got it working in tiger but i cannot with leopard.

its the yukon one

Hi

Could anyone post the driver for the Realtek 8168/8111 ? please!! thanx

Check out my Guide , it has it

Anyone has a functional RTL8139 kext for leopard?
Thanks!

For me it works the vanilla kext.

i've got Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet.

tried AppleBCM5751Ethernet.kext.zip but didn't work. anyone has solution for this?

BTW, i've got iAtkos working on Acer Aspire 4710.
Thanks!

In regards to an earlier post I made on there forums: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=83265

I have managed to actually get my D-link DFE-538TX recognized in iATKOS 1.0ir2 (still no luck with the Atheros L1).

Now, the only problem is that I cannot assign an IP address to my machine and I suspect it is because the Ethernet ID shows up as 00:00:00:00:00:00 instead of the address it should be.

I am able to get the system to recognize when a cable is unplugged or plugged in and I am just getting the default DHCP IP address.

What would cause this, could it be an incorrect kext installed? I choose the ViaRhine driver durring the setup, I've yet to try with the Realtek driver which seems to be working for some people.

How would this issue be resolved? If I were to manually edit the Ethernet ID, would I be able to finally have a working ethernet connect?

That raises another question, how would I manually edit the Ethernet ID address? I can't see any way to change this....

Please help, I'm sooooooo close to a perfect install now!!!

Hello - I have the broadcom 57xx card and I attempted to use both options you gave under that catagory. the second option installed perfectly, yet nothing changed after reboot. it was like I never installed it. The first option gave an installation issue and upon reboot would freeze the computer at the login screen. every time. I had to reformat after that.

Any ideas?

Ok, I have finally figured out how to get the D-Link DFE-538TX Card to work!

I'm now using Kalyway's 10.5.1 as it seems to be quicker on my system than iATKOS.
Anyways, I remembered that when I had an AMD, I was using tubgirl's 10.4.10 release and I was using the same card in my system with no problems. So I took the ViaRhine.kext from the tubgirl release and installed it on my current system and well...I'm typing from Leopard now

I got a Realtek_RTL8150_USB_10_100_Fast_Ethernet_Adapter I got it from compUSA, its just a little USB thumb drive type adapter. It is read under the System profiler as USB LAN ADAPTER but that along with my nforce ethernet dont work at all, I am currently using tubgirl 10.4.10 AMD image, installed fine ,but I have NO ethernet or on board AUDIO I got a nforce southbridge chipset

I got a Realtek RTL8168/8111 ethernet network adapter on my C2Q.
The problem is, i can't access the internet even if i used the .kext extension as told.
But, it could sometimes connect to the internet.
Whats my problem?

Hello,

Does someone have the On Board LAN of the Asus P5Kc Motherboard working??
If yes, witch drivers do i need?

eh,JoshC,heres a solution.i have seen the thread post by socal swimmer.Thx by his guide.Refer to socal swimmer,now heres the ethernet solution for GA P35-DS3:

boot into bios(press <delete> at bios post)

open "Intergreted Perpherals"

enable LAN Boot ROM

startup.It will add 20-30 seconds to your boot time,but ethernet will work.

Socal Swimmer,its seem tat the motherboard GA-P35-DS3 enabled the "LAN Boot ROM" at BIOS,its seems the OSX leopard cant boot up anymore,do you have any idea on it?

My desktop specs:

Intel C2Q Q6600 2.4Ghz
GA-P35-Ds3 Gigabyte MOtherboard
DDR2 Kingston 800mhz dual channel RAM
250 GB SATA II Seagate
Asus En8600GT Graphic card

hi,,
can anyone give some advice!,,on my proablem...

i install kalyway 10.5.1 intel
on: pcchips p23g 3.46ghz -intel celeron 360-
cpu: celeron d
chipset: via p4 m800ce
southbridge: via vt8237
lpcio : ite it8705
ethernet:: via rhine II compatible fast ethernet adapter


i have audio,but no internet!
i put all the ip address and all the info at the first start and it said that it ""failed all""

so i try to follow those instructions but no look ,,can someone giveme a little help to get my connection workink,,
thanks .

I have a bad axe2 with Leopard 10.5.1. I'm using the LAN 82573E/82573L Gigabit Ethernet Port. In System Preferences --> Network shows Cable Unplugged. If I refresh the connection by selecting BootP at CONFIGURE and back to DHCP then it gets the connection and the internet works. So I need to refresh the network everytime I start the computer. It still shows CABLE UNPLUGGED but the internet works, the newtork light blinks properly.Any ideas how do I solve this problem?How do I trick the computer to say in there: CONECTED ... currently active instead of cable unplugged?see photo attached.I have a bad axe2 with Leopard 10.5.1. I'm using the LAN 82573E/82573L Gigabit Ethernet Port. In System Preferences --> Network shows Cable Unplugged. If I refresh the connection by selecting BootP at CONFIGURE and back to DHCP then it gets the connection and the internet works. So I need to refresh the network everytime I start the computer. It still shows CABLE UNPLUGGED but the internet works, the newtork light blinks properly.Any ideas how do I solve this problem?How do I trick the computer to say in there: CONECTED ... currently active instead of cable unplugged?see photo attached.

Try this, I have a different NIC than you but it's the same chipset as yours.
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry604974

I have a lenovo r61 with an intell 82566MC (intel pro 1000) Netowrk card... has anyone heard of the fix for that? I have tried the pro 100 posted earlier and that did not work?

hi,obs0lete
thanks so much for your help!!,,my internet now works!!
i appreciate your help,,thanks
now i still got to read some more to fix some more bugs,,,
1-video- some time i have little dots on my screen and if i go with the mouse over and click they go away...
2-my hard drive (mac) i hear sometime is going to sleep,,is that normal or maybe someting in bios or,?,any ideas?
3-need to figure out a program so i can boot to mac and vista..

thanks for that info,,the internet works now!
thanks

I using compaq V3416 TU can antone tell me whatt type of ethernet card is use
I try intel pro/100 ve method but doesn't work can anyone help me